Besides Rao, Visakhapatnam (North) MLA T Vijay Kumar, Palasa MLA Jagannayakulu and their followers also switched over to YSRCP in the presence of Jagan at Srikakulam.
Another leader to join the YSRCP is late chief minister N T Rama Rao's widow Lakshmi Parvathi who has been the supporter of Jagan.
A senior Congress legislator from Srikakulam, Prasada Rao was instrumental in ensuring victory of Congress candidates in 2004 and 2009 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Political observers feel the migration of Congress leaders in Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema would only increase once the issue of division of Andhra Pradesh reached its logical conclusion.
Congress leaders in the two regions (together called as Seemandhra) have been facing flak over the division of the state.